Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
- Cleanfarms examines farm plastics recycling potential
- Film specialist puts $20 million behind capacity growth
- Ag plastics recycling effort to kick off in Maine
Asia
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
- US and Canada approve pact as Basel restrictions near
- COVID-19 and China drive global market changes
Brand owners
- California data shows PCR backsliding among major brands
- Judge ends Greenpeace’s labeling suit against Walmart
- Global brand owner releases RPET targets
Canada
- Cleanfarms examines farm plastics recycling potential
- Province reports better plastics recovery performance
- PET recycling startup signs deal with prime producer
Challenging materials
- Mixed-plastics processor enters end-market sector
- Partnership pushes growth for mixed-plastic user
- Group reports 21% carpet recycling rate in California
Collection
- Deposit data
- Worldwide voyage shares plastics recycling know-how
- Report: Cities should prioritize PET, HDPE, PP collection
Container deposits
Converters
- Trex CEO: Recycled plastic demand will stay strong
- Greystone reports lower revenues and profits
- Revolution acquires another film manufacturer
Courts/lawsuits
- Judge ends Greenpeace’s labeling suit against Walmart
- Amid dispute, details emerge on CarbonLite’s demise
- TerraCycle and brands sued over recycling claims
EPR/stewardship
- Group reports 21% carpet recycling rate in California
- In My Opinion: Comparing the nation’s first packaging EPR laws
- Oregon governor signs packaging EPR bill
Europe
- How ‘supercritical’ CO2 can lead to cleaner recycled resin
- Digital watermark project advances in Denmark
- Swedish facility to sort 440 million pounds annually
Exports
- California bill deems some exports ‘disposal’
- In My Opinion: Globally responsible recycling is essential
- Turkey reverses ban on scrap plastic imports
Film
- Reclaimer launches next stage of facility buildout
- Trex CEO: Recycled plastic demand will stay strong
- Revolution acquires another film manufacturer
HDPE
- Notable names are among recent FDA letter recipients
- Greystone reports lower revenues and profits
- Recycled HDPE furniture producer to expand capacity
Industry groups
- Pollution impacts are just a piece of environmental justice
- Feds will consider regulating chemical recycling sector
- Stakeholders talk recycling fixes before Congress
LDPE
- Firm launches price reporting service for scrap polyolefins
- Global companies make recycled plastic moves
- Film producer releases offering with 50% PCR
Legislation
- Recycling labeling debate primed to heat up nationally
- California governor signs labeling and exports bills
- California data shows PCR backsliding among major brands
Marine debris
- Nonprofit: Recyclables a small portion of marine litter
- Reuters: Renew Oceans project shuts down
- Details on Circulate Capital’s Indian plastics investments
Markets
- Natural HDPE bale prices break long upward trend
- Facility operators reflect on a turbulent few years
- Prices stabilize for PET and HDPE bales
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Comparing the nation’s first packaging EPR laws
- In My Opinion: Yes, plastics circularity is achievable
- In My Opinion: Globally responsible recycling is essential
PET
- California data shows PCR backsliding among major brands
- Global brand owner releases RPET targets
- Notable names are among recent FDA letter recipients
PP
- Notable names are among recent FDA letter recipients
- PP group issues $1.8 million to sorting facilities
- Report: Cities should prioritize PET, HDPE, PP collection
Processors
- Pollution impacts are just a piece of environmental justice
- Reclaimer launches next stage of facility buildout
- Mixed-plastics processor enters end-market sector
PS
- AmSty aims to increase PCR in food packaging
- Prime producers partner up on PS chemical recycling facility
- Novolex brand begins using recycled PS in cutlery
PVC
- Building product makers detail recycled resin use
- AZEK discloses plastics recycling details
- Recycled plastic end markets expand
Research
- Move sets up growth for recycling test lab
- How ‘supercritical’ CO2 can lead to cleaner recycled resin
- Cleanfarms examines farm plastics recycling potential
Rigid plastics
- End user in Southeast expands mixed-plastic capacity
- QRS Re-Poly sold to settle debt from failed expansion
- Packaging producer boosts PCR consumption by 37%